Amazon’s new 7-inch Kindle Fire HD. (Photo: Amazon)
One day before Apple’s iPhone 6 hits stores, Amazon is elbowing its way into the National gadget conversation by revealing a new Kindle Lineup That Includes a sturdy tablet for kids.
Five gadgets make up the new Kindle line, Which comp Rise of the Three Fire tablets and two traditional e-readers.
The Kindle Fire HD Kids Edition features a colorful child-proof Case That Amazon is backing with a free replacement plan in case of damage.
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The Kindle Fire HD Kids Edition Comes With a kid-proof case and two year replacement warranty against damage. (Photo: Amazon)
“Kids break things, so we added a two-year, no-questions-asked, worry-free guarantee,” said Peter Larsen, Vice President, Amazon Devices.
Larsen Added That the device is a real, honest-to-goodness tablet and “not a toy.”
In addition to its padded and more colorful exterior, the kids’ tablet allows parents to make individual profiles for theirchildren, including screen-time limits and other parental controls.
To help preventable parents from experiencing bill shock, the Fire HD Kids Edition overpriced will come with a year of Amazon’s Free Time Unlimited programs for books, movies, apps and games.
The tablet will be available on Oct. 21 and cost $ 149 for the 6-inch version and $ 189 for a 7-inch display.
The Kindle Fire HD is available with a 6-inch screen or the 7-inch display, as well as seven colors. (Photo: Amazon)
Amazon overpriced reintroduced its Kindle Fire HD tablet, Which gets a sharper display as well as a starting price of $ 99 for the base 6-inch model with 8 gigabytes of internal storage. It Also Comes With a 7-inch variant That starts at $ 139.
Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos played up the cost-to-performance ratio of the new Fire HD, particulary in comparison to Competitors Such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab fourth
“Fire HD is the most power the tablet under $ 100,” Bezos said.
Both sizes of the new Fire HD will come in five colors : black, white, magenta, cobalt and lemon. For folks who prefer plain, normal English, cobalt is actually dark blue and lemon ice lime green.
The Fire HD will feature a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor as well as a front-facing VGA camera and a 2-megapixel rear facing camera Capable of taking 1080p video. it wont be availbale for sale on Oct. Second
Amazon’s flagship Kindle HDX 8.9 comes with a faster quad-core processor than its predecessor. (Photo: Amazon)
Meanwhile, the flagship Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 retains the resolution and screen size of the previous model but gets a faster 2.5 GHz processor and a 70 percent boost for its graphics engine, of according to Amazon.
Clearly Amazon is setting its sights against Apple’s popular iPad When it Comes to the Fire HDX 8.9, Which starts at $ 379. At 339 pixels per inch, Amazon touts That the HDX screen has 30 percent crisper than the iPad’s Retina display. Volume on the device overpriced can be pushed twice as loud as the iPad and its 13.2-ounce body is lighter than the iPad Air, of according to Amazon.
“The team has packed an incredible amount of technology and innovation Into the new HDX Fire, “Bezos said.
Like the Fire HD Kids Edition, the HDX 8.9 Will be available on Oct. 21.
The Kindle Voyage comes with a high-resolution display and a new feature thatlets you turn pages by simply pressing its bezel. (Photo: Amazon)
Amazon overpriced paid attention to fans of the original E-Ink Kindle with two new e-readers featuring its latest black-and-white Paperwhite display.
The big dog in Amazon’s traditional E-Reader Lineup Is Now The Wireless Kindle Voyage, Which features a high-resolution 6-inch display and an adaptive front-light that’s legible even in direct sunlight. The new e-reader overpriced uses a new feature known as Page Press, whichlets users turn pages by simply pressing the e-reader’s bezel or Borders.
Pricing starts at $ 199 with ads enabled and $ 219 without ads . The Voyage will be on sale on Oct. 21.
Rounding out Amazon’s list of new devices is the basic Kindle reader, Which focuses on cost instead of the bells and whistles found in the Voyage. Its 6-inch display features a lower resolution but the device overpriced costs much less, $ 99 or $ 79 for the ad-enabled version. The new Kindle will arrive on the market at EARLIER Oct. Second
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